Regular exercise helped reduce fat around the hips and thighs in obese black South African women. This finding is from the abstract summary - full study details were not available

Scientific Claim

Exercise training was associated with a decrease in gynoid fat mass in black South African women with obesity, from 18.5% to 18.2% (P < 0.001).

Original Statement

“Exercise training decreased gynoid fat mass (18.5 ± 1.7 to 18.2 ± 1.6%, P < 0.001)”

From study:Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial.

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

overstated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

probability

Can suggest probability/likelihood

Assessment Explanation

The abstract uses definitive language ('decreased'), but the study's guidelines recommend probabilistic language for RCTs due to potential blinding limitations.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2020 Jul

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial.

Score: 53

DOI: 10.1530/eje-19-0957

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